Senior Multi Platform Journalist

Sierra joined Community Impact as a reporter in September of 2021 after graduating with a degree in communication and minors in journalism and women's studies from St. Edward's University in Austin, TX. Sierra covered all things in the South Houston area including Friendswood ISD, Friendswood City Council, Fort Bend County Commissioner's Court, Clear Creek ISD and Harris County METRO. In June of 2022, Sierra moved over to the digital team as one of the multiplatform journalists in Houston, and currently sends out daily newsletters to eight different markets and does a variety of sponsored content for clients. In July of 2023, Sierra took over the flagship newsletters for Round Rock and Pflugerville/Hutto. Prior to CI, Sierra served as the viewpoints and life and arts editor for Hilltop Views, as well as interning for Austin Woman Magazine. Want to drop a line? Send her an email at [email protected]

Editor

Claire joined Community Impact in September 2019 and is the editor of the Leander/Liberty Hill and Georgetown editions. She previously worked as the reporter for the Sugar Land/Missouri City edition and in December 2021 moved to Austin to become the reporter for the Northwest Austin edition. She graduated from The University of Texas in May 2019, where she studied journalism, government and Arabic. While in school, Claire was a fellow for The Texas Tribune;, worked for the student newspaper, The Daily Texan; and spent a semester in Washington, D.C. She enjoys playing cards with her family and listening to Taylor Swift and the Boss, Bruce Springsteen.